Beware the Potential Consequences of Using an Epidural for Pain
While an epidural seems like a better option for chronic back pain than opioids, there are risks involved, including paraylsis.
While an epidural seems like a better option for chronic back pain than opioids, there are risks involved, including paraylsis.
A hearing will be held at the end of the month in which executives from top drug manufacturers will testify regarding significant price increases.
Illinois will switch some patients from opioid prescriptions to medical marijuana, which offers a safer alternative.
Mount Carmel Hospital System physician, Dr. William Husel, is accused of prescribing high levels of pain medications that led to the deaths of 28 patients.
The federal government uses the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), approved in 1970, to go after Insys executives, claiming they engaged in a racketeering conspiracy scheme to realize revenues from Subsys sales.
Prescription opioids have been identified as significant contributors to the overdose epidemic. There may be a need for new alternatives for cancer treatment.
New study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association states drug advertising has skyrocketed across all mediums over the years.
The Trump administration is proposing changes to insurance that may increase the out-of-pocket cost of some brand-name drugs. This would mean that patients who are unwilling to opt for generics will pay more for their prescriptions.
More and more Americans are ingesting a deadly combination of both sedatives and opioids. Canadian researchers analyzed data from eight U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey cycles between 1999 and 2014 and discovered the combined use of both opioids and benzodiazepines increased 250 percent during this period, while the combined use of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs rose a shocking 850 percent.
The recall of three popular blood pressure drugs has lead to a look at overseas manufacturing issues.